Merrigan Named as one of Seven Excellent Women by Celebration of Excellent Women
September 21, 2007 by MaryEllen · Leave a Comment
New Mexico’s largest networking event for business women, the Celebration of Excellent Women, named Mary Ellen Merrigan “Excellent Woman” September, 2007.
The Celebration got its start in 2000 when the Presidents of WE, NAWBO, AWC and EWI chapters in Albuquerque decided to host an “event.” Diane Furie, Event and Meeting Planner, founded The Celebration as an outgrowth of the collaborative effort.
Billed as an opportunity to meet, mingle, chat, network, celebrate, nibble and imbibe, the 2007 event honored seven women:
Deb Austin, Office Alternatives
Kay Ballinger, Catalyst Financial Management, LLC
Martha Doster, Martha’s Body Bueno
Mary Ellen Merrigan, Connecting Point Communications
Mary Rothman, Advertising Art Design Studio
Mary Rutland, Human Resources by Mary Rutland
and, as the Original Excellent Woman, Diane Furie, Diane Furie Event and Meeting Promotion
According to the program, The Celebration of Excellent Women “showcases excellent business women that we appreciate for their professionalism, reliability, strong sense of community and desire to mentor or be a role model for those that follow in their footsteps.”
The certificate awarded to each excellent woman reads:
“Some women have a special quality about them. They give more and can always be relied upon. They see more and share that vision with others. They make life better for those whose lives they touch. These are Excellent Women. One of them is Mary Ellen Merrigan. September 20, 2007. Thank you for all you do. Albuquerque is richer for it.”